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why is death a "threat"? im not sure what you are intending to say. Epicurus said death is the end of body & soul, therefore not to be feared. Im not sure I ag
by sharkmerry 7y ago
why is death a "threat"? im not sure what you are intending to say.
Epicurus said death is the end of body & soul, therefore not to be feared. Im not sure I agree with that nor the inverse, if god exists, death is to be feared? Why?
- yters 7y agoThe notion of God and and eternal reward or punishment are quite often tied together. It is hard to see one without the other. Hence, if God exists and there is eternal punishment, that is a little bit scary.
- RaceWon 7y ago> The notion of God and and eternal reward or punishment are quite often tied together. It is hard to see one without the other. The most brilliant marketing plan ever devised. It just awes the salesman in me... Brilliant!
- yters 7y agoIt is strange that a creator would understand the motivations of his creation.
- sharkmerry 7y ago>Hence, if God exists and there is eternal punishment, that is a little bit scary Eternal punishment only exists if you arent a good person right? Heaven isnt eternal punishment?
- outworlder 7y ago> Heaven isnt eternal punishment? It could be. Think of all the boring people that would supposedly be in there. Now think that you get to spend infinity time with them.
- NateEag 7y agoNewton and Pascal are boring, I suppose. Certainly one wouldn't want to live in a place where J. S. Bach got to write music for eternity. Imagine the torture.
- humanrebar 7y agoAlso MLK Jr., Mr. Rogers, and Teddy Roosevelt. Very boring.
- yters 7y agoAccording to Christianity (and a number of other religions), no one is good enough for heaven. We have to be perfect, and no one is perfect. So, if Christianity is true, one cannot be a 'good atheist' and hope to get an eternal reward, i.e. being a 'good atheist' is not a loophole that works in both worldviews.